What Day of the Week
September 22: Day of the Week
September 22, 2023 was the 265th day of the year 2023 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 100 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Friday.
If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Kin'yōbi.
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Here’s the September calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Virgo is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Sapphire is the modern birthstone for this month. Agate is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
September 22: This Day in History
It is frequently the day of the Autumnal Equinox in the Northern Hemisphere and the day of the Vernal Equinox in the Southern Hemisphere.
September 22 Historical Event(s)
- 66Roman Emperor Nero creates the Legion I Italica.
- 1692Last people hanged for witchcraft in Britain’s North American colonies.
- 1823Joseph Smith, Jr. states he found the Golden plates on this date after being directed by God through the Angel Moroni to the place where they were buried.
- 1851The city of Des Moines, Iowa is incorporated as Fort Des Moines.
- 1885Lord Randolph Churchill makes a speech in Ulster in opposition to Home Rule.
- 1908The independence of Bulgaria is proclaimed.
- 1927Jack Dempsey loses the “Long Count” boxing match to Gene Tunney.
- 1955In the United Kingdom, the television channel ITV goes live for the first time.
- 1995Nagerkovil school bombing, is carried out by Sri Lankan Air Force in which at least 34 die, most of them ethnic Tamil school children.
- 2003David Hempleman-Adams becomes the first person to cross the Atlantic Ocean in an open-air, wicker-basket hot air balloon.
Who were born on September 22?
- 1743Quintin Craufurd, British author (d. 1819)
- 1924Rosamunde Pilcher, English novelist
- 1926Bill Smith (jazz musician), clarinetist and composer
- 1928Eric Broadley, MBE, British automotive engineer (Lola Cars)
- 1936Maurice Evans, English footballer and manager (d. 2000)
- 1958Joan Jett, American rock-and-roll singer
- 1969Matt Sharp, American musician (Weezer, The Rentals)
- 1969Tuomas Kantelinen, Finnish composer
- 1979Michael Graziadei, American actor
- 1987Stefan Denifl, Professional cyclist
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